morning offering with a melon wedge; a bas-relief face seems to have bitten a chunk, and is prepared to spit seeds.
Seed Spitting Deity [Tanka]
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Category Archives: Kyōka
Beyond Sight [Kyōka]
in the mountains, beyond every sightline, a potential top... but - more likely - just more to climb.
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Peahen [Kyōka]
peahen treads softly to avoid scaring insects. people plod around, taking the bird's picture. the peahen thinks, "Really!"
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Dragonfly [Kyōka]
the dragonfly is still, and I wonder whether it's dead, and further wonder whether anyone has thought that of me
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Black Hole [Kyōka]
deep in the cave,
there’s a hole that knows no light;
everything
and nothing can reside
within that black hole
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Wading into the Flood [Kyoka]
floodwaters rise.
peacefully drifting
around the calves
of those in search
of things that float
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Quick Peek [Kyōka]
a weaver pokes its head from the nest, looks both ways, & decides to stay in. i know the feeling.
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Kilimanjaro Hides [Kyōka]
"Amboseli offers great views of Kilimanjaro!" they said. but, for me, obstinate clouds object
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Rock Agama [Tanka]
a Rock Agama peeks over a rock, stops, and tries to be inconspicuously bright orange
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Nocturnal [Kyōka]
owl sticks its head out, staring in silent rebuke as if to say: "Hey! I'm nocturnal. What's with all the ruckus?"
the !n(tro)verted yogi 